Audi has given its lust-worthy TT RS the green light to tear up U.S. roads. With 360 bhp, it’ll be plenty capable.
By Mike Monticello
You asked. We asked. And today Audi made it official: The TT RS will be coming to America. You’ll have to wait until the third quarter of 2011 to find one in a U.S. showroom (the hot little sports coupes are already on sale in Europe), but if R&T Road Test Editor Jonathan Elfalan is a good judge of performance cars—and he is!—we’re confident it’ll be worth it: After sampling a TT RS at Willow Springs Raceway earlier this year, Elfalan basically got down on his knees and begged Audi to start shipping the all-wheel-drive rockets our way.
Apparently Elfalan wasn’t the only one hassling Audi. In just one month, more than 11,500 enthusiasts expressed interest in the TT RS via a survey on Audi’s Facebook page. That, along with the aforementioned positive reviews from U.S. media outlets, served up a no-brainer decision for Audi.
“With performance and agility rooted in Audi motorsports success, the TT RS is truly an emotional sports car,” said Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen. “That emotion became abundantly clear as we explored interest across the country.”
The TT RS’s emotion comes by way of a 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder producing 360 bhp and 332 lb.-ft. of torque. The sole transmission choice—a 6-speed manual—points to the car’s utter enthusiast bent, as does the lack of a convertible version. Audi estimates the pumped-up TT RS will hit 60 mph in 4.6 seconds
Pricing will be announced closer to the car’s on-sale date next year.
Source: Road & Track
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